Commode



Nov. 3, 1925. A l $560,422

VJ, M. HENDRIX connotai i rma aan, :9"19'25 Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN MORGAN HENDRIX,

or srArEsBoao, GEORGIA.

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Application led January To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that JOHN MORGAN HENDRIX, a citizen of the United StatesofAmerica, residing at Statesboro, in the county of Bulloch and State ofGeorgia, has invented new and useful Improvements in Commodes, of whichthe following is a specification.

It is a purpose of the present invention to provide, in a commode, aconstruction thereof consisting of an open frame and including means forraising and lowering a back which is hingedly connected to the seat ofthe commode. The seat is provided with a substantial opening cooperatingwith an arcuate recess or partial opening formed in the back at a pointadjacent the seat so that the body of the user may comfortably engagetherewith, the back being capable, through the medium. of its adjustingmeans, of assuming a position to support the back of the user.

Another purpose is to provide a frame with a shelf for the Support of apan for the reception of the eXcrement.

It is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no waylimitative and that. while still keeping within the scope of theinvention, any desired modifications of detail and desired proportionsmay be made in the apparatus according to the circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts to behereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the improved commode constructed inaccordance with th-e invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view showing the backraised through the medium of its adjusting means.

Figure 3 is a Vertical cross sectional view of the commode, showing ashelf to support ay pan.

19, 1925. Serial No.` 3,515.

like 7. Connecting an intermediate brace 3 at the end of theV frame andadjacent end uprights are angularly disposed braces 8. Connectinglongitudinal portions of the 1intermediate brace 3 and theuprights atthe foot of the frame are angularly Ydisposed braces 9. Secured to thelongitudinal portions of a lowermost brace 3 is a sheet metal shelf 1()which may act as a` support for various articles.

Hingedly mounted on the seat, as at 11, is a baclr12. The ladjacenthingedly connected portions of the seat and back are arcuately recessedor cut away, as at 13 and 14, providing an opening for the body of theuser. The arcuate recess 13 is of substantial size and properly curvedto conform to those portions of the body of the user below the thighs,when the user is in sitting posture. The arcuate recess or cut away portion 14 is more shallow or of less depth than the arcuate recess 13 andis of a shape to conform to and be engaged by the back of the user ashort distance above the rump thereof.

Secured to the longitudinal portions of an intermediate brace 3 is asheet metal shelf 15 for the support of a pan (not shown) which isadapted to receive the excrement. The seat and back are provided with acovering 16 of suitable fabric, such as rubber or the like, there beinga stufling or padding between the covering and the seat and back. Thecovering is in a continuous piece, though the seat and back are hingedlyconnected. This covering is fastened in any suitable manner, as at 17,to the edges of the seat and back. The covering also has an openingcorresponding and conforming to the opening forming recesses of the seatand back. In fact, the material forming the covering is pulled throughthe opening of the seat and back and is fastened, as at 18, to the undersurface of the back and seat.

The under face of the back is provided with a pair of cleats 19 and 2Oand pivotally mounted, as at 21, to the longitudinal por tions of thelowermost brace 3 are the arms 22 of a forked member 23 which has a head24. An adjusting screw 25 is operable through the head to the end ofwhich a bevel gear 26 is swiveled, as at 27. The screw 25 operatesthrough the bevel gear and has its upper end pivoted at 28 to the cleat19 ofthe back. The pivotal connection 28 The head of the forked memberhas aY lateral bearing for a Stub shaft 29 which is provided with abevel gear 30 which meshes with the bevel gear 26. A Crank 81 is carriedby the stub shaft, and obviously by turning the crank in onedireetiompthe screw may be extended7 thereby raising the back to anyposition as maybe .suitable to the patient or user of the commode, whichis particularly applicable for use in operating` rooms, as well as inother hospital wards. By turning the erank in the opposite direction,the back may be lowered.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is: 1 A

A commode comprising a frame provided with transverse supportsconnecting the upper part of said frame and longitudinal supportsconnecting the lower part 'of said frame, a seat secured to thetransverse supports and resting on the frame7 a back hinged to the seat,the adjacent hingedly connected parts of the seat and back having anopening conforming to the body 0f the user, a shelf on the frameimmediately below the opening for the support of a pan, a paddedcovering of a continuous piece engagedv over and secured at its marginto the seat and back, means consisting of a forked member pivotallysupported on the said longitudinal supportsrat the lower part of theframe and having a head portion, a jack screw operatively pivoted to theback and passing through the head portion, and a device includingintermeshing gears for rendering the jack screw extensible with regardto the forked member.

. In testimony whereol he aflixes his signature.

i JOHN MORGAN HENDRIX.

